There is provided an electrophotographic photoconductor in which at least an undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer are laminated in an order mentioned on a conductive support, wherein at least one of the undercoat layer and the photosensitive layer contains a compound represented by a formula A below:

##STR00001## wherein Y in the above formula A is a group represented by:

##STR00002## wherein R1 and R2 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, m is an integer of 1 to 4, and X is each independently a group selected from a group 1 below:

##STR00003## wherein R3 to R8 in the above group 1 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Provided is a photoelectric conversion device including: a support; a charge-transporting layer including an organic charge-transporting material or a sensitizing dye electrode layer including an organic sensitizing dye, where the charge-transporting layer or the sensitizing dye electrode layer is disposed on the support; and a ceramic film disposed on the charge-transporting layer or the sensitizing dye electrode layer.

An electrophotographic photosensitive member (1) includes a conductive substrate (2) and a photosensitive layer (3). The photosensitive layer (3) is a single-layer photosensitive layer. The photosensitive layer (3) contains at least a charge generating material, a hole transport material, an electron transport material, and a binder resin. The charge generating material includes a metal-free phthalocyanine. The hole transport material includes a triphenylamine derivative represented by general formula (1) shown below. The electron transport material includes a quinone derivative represented by general formula (2) shown below. In general formula (1), R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, m1, m2, k, p, and q are the same as those described in the description. In general formula (2), R.sup.4, R.sup.5, and R.sup.6 are the same as those described in the description. ##STR00001##

An electrophotographic photosensitive member, including a cylindrical support, a charge generating layer formed on the cylindrical support, and a charge transport layer formed on the charge generating layer, in which in the charge generating layer, when a region from a central position of an image forming region to an end position of the image forming region in an axis direction of the cylindrical support is divided equally into five regions, film thicknesses of the charge generating layers in each of the regions satisfy a specific relationship with each other, and in the charge transport layer, when a region from the central position of the image forming region to the end position of the image forming region in the axis direction of the cylindrical support is divided equally into five regions, film thicknesses of the charge transport layers in each of the regions satisfy a specific relationship with each other.

Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member in which discharge streaks generated in an end portion can be suppressed. The electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a cylindrical support, a charge-generating layer, and a charge-transporting layer in the stated order. In the electrophotographic photosensitive member, when a region between a center position and a 90% position situated at a 90% of a length of from the center position to one end of the electrophotographic photosensitive member in an axial direction thereof from the center position, is defined as a region X, and a region between the 90% position and the end of the electrophotographic photosensitive member is defined as a region Z. Average thicknesses in regions obtained by equally dividing the region X into five and regions obtained by equally dividing the region Z into three satisfy particular relationships.

The electrophotographic photosensitive member has: a cylindrical support; a charge generating layer formed on the cylindrical support; and a charge transport layer formed on the charge generating layer, the charge generating layer contains a hydroxygallium phthalocyanine crystal having a particular CuK characteristic X-ray diffraction peak, a titanyl phthalocyanine crystal having a particular CuK characteristic X-ray diffraction peak or a chlorogallium phthalocyanine crystal having a particular spectral absorption spectrum as a charge generating material, and in the charge generating layer, with respect to the film thickness of the charge generating layer, when a region from the central position of an image forming area to the end position of the image forming area is divided in the axial direction of the cylindrical support into five equal regions and the average film thickness of the charge generating layer in each region satisfies a specific condition.

An electrophotographic photosensitive member (1) includes a conductive substrate (2) and a photosensitive layer (3) disposed directly or indirectly on the conductive substrate (2). The photosensitive layer (3) has a charge generating layer (3a) and a charge transport layer (3b) disposed in order from the conductive substrate (2). The charge generating layer (3a) contains a charge generating material. The charge transport layer (3b) contains a charge transport material, a binder resin, and a pigment that absorbs light having an irradiation wavelength. The binder resin includes a polyarylate resin including a repeating unit represented by general formula (1): ##STR00001## In general formula (1), X and Y each represent, independently of one another, a divalent group represented by chemical formula (1-1), (1-2), (1-3), or (1-4): ##STR00002## The pigment is a naphthalocyanine compound represented by general formula (2) or (3): ##STR00003##

The present disclosure provides an electrophotographic photosensitive member that can simultaneously achieve the suppression of the occurrence of the black spot in a charged portion and the suppression of the deterioration in sensitivity of an exposed portion, even after stored in a high-temperature and high-humidity environment. An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes an electro-conductive support, an undercoat layer, a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer in this order, wherein an atomic concentration ratio R of the oxygen atom to the aluminum atom on the surface of the electro-conductive support, as measured by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, satisfies the following Expression (1):

1.6R(1) and the undercoat layer includes a titanium oxide particle that is surface-treated with a particular silane compound.

An electrophotographic photoreceptor having sufficient solvent resistance and crack resistance in a liquid developer and having excellent electrical characteristics, a process for producing the photoreceptor, and an electrophotographic device are provided at low cost. The electrophotographic photoreceptor includes a conductive base; and a charge generation layer and a charge transport layer sequentially provided on the conductive base. The charge transport layer contains a binder resin that is a copolycarbonate resin having a structure represented by general formula (1) below:

##STR00001##

and a hole transport material that is a compound having a structure represented by general formula (2) below:

##STR00002##

An electrophotographic photosensitive member includes, in this order, a support, a charge generating layer having a thickness of more than 200 nm and containing a hydroxygallium phthalocyanine pigment or a chlorogallium phthalocyanine pigment as a charge generating material, and a charge transport layer containing a charge transporting material. The charge generating material satisfies a requirement for a specific parameter.